Team work sees dementia diagnosis rates rise above target and national average
More people are being diagnosed with dementia and therefore getting the help and support they need, thanks to a successful programme in Derby and Derbyshire.
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Features from our monthly Joined up Care Newsletter
Hundreds helped through Good Boost water-based rehabilitation
Hundreds of people who are affected by joint pain, neurological conditions and other long-term conditions have been supported to improve their condition through water-based rehabilitation at Moorways Sports Village in Derby.
“People who use services have the most valuable insight. Your point of view matters”
Introduction from Helen Henderson, Chief Executive of Healthwatch Derbyshire, and board member for the Integrated Place Executive and Derbyshire Health and Wellbeing Board.
“Highly supportive” programme improves efficiency for GP practices
By Emilia Betteridge, The Hub Plus, DerbyshireAn improvement programme has helped GP practices across Derby and Derbyshire become more efficient, improve patient access, and support staff in managing demand.NHS Derby and Derbyshire last year invited The Hub Plus Derbyshire to deliver a local model of the General Practice Improvement Programme (GPIP) – which ran alongside […]
Let’s look after ourselves and our neighbours this winter
Every winter, many of us will come down with coughs and sniffles as the cold and damp weather hits.
Women asked how health services should be improved
Women across Derby and Derbyshire are being asked to give their views and help contribute towards improved health services.
More GP practice appointments than ever, data shows
GP practices in Derbyshire are providing tens of thousands more appointments for patients than five years ago, while patient satisfaction levels remain high, latest analysis has shown.
Derbyshire doctor’s part in global patient safety charter
Worldwide guidance on patient safety is being implemented – with the support of a former GP from Derbyshire.
Pioneering collaboration in Derbyshire brings falls classes close to home
People at risk of falling in a rural part of Derbyshire are benefiting from a long-term programme of exercise classes thanks to a pioneering collaboration.
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